26 Jul 2010
Mark Bright has been appointed Managing Director of Kleinwort Benson in Guernsey.
Kleinwort Benson has redefined its three business units: Private Wealth Management, Banking and Private & Corporate Fiduciary. The company has strengthened the role of local Managing Directors, with the heads of the newly formed divisions also assuming the roles of Managing Directors of UK, Guernsey and Jersey respectively. Therefore Bright’s appointment as Managing Director also includes that of Head of Banking for the Kleinwort Benson Group, and focuses on the growth of the group’s banking proposition from its newly centralised base in Guernsey.
During his 33 year career in finance, Bright has worked in the Middle East and across Europe. He began his career at the National Westminster Bank in London in 1977, before moving to the bank’s Bahrain offshore banking unit. He remained in Bahrain for ten years, working at the Swiss Bank Corporation where he was appointed Vice President and Deputy Branch Manager.
Bright moved to Guernsey in 1993 where he joined Credit Suisse (Guernsey), becoming a Member of the Executive Board with general responsibility for business development.
He moved to MeesPierson Channel Islands Limited as Managing Director in 2001, before moving to Ansbacher where he was appointed as Chief Executive/Country Manager of Ansbacher Group’s Channel Island business.
Kleinwort Benson has redefined its three business units: Private Wealth Management, Banking and Private & Corporate Fiduciary. The company has strengthened the role of local Managing Directors, with the heads of the newly formed divisions also assuming the roles of Managing Directors of UK, Guernsey and Jersey respectively. Therefore Bright’s appointment as Managing Director also includes that of Head of Banking for the Kleinwort Benson Group, and focuses on the growth of the group’s banking proposition from its newly centralised base in Guernsey.
During his 33 year career in finance, Bright has worked in the Middle East and across Europe. He began his career at the National Westminster Bank in London in 1977, before moving to the bank’s Bahrain offshore banking unit. He remained in Bahrain for ten years, working at the Swiss Bank Corporation where he was appointed Vice President and Deputy Branch Manager.
Bright moved to Guernsey in 1993 where he joined Credit Suisse (Guernsey), becoming a Member of the Executive Board with general responsibility for business development.
He moved to MeesPierson Channel Islands Limited as Managing Director in 2001, before moving to Ansbacher where he was appointed as Chief Executive/Country Manager of Ansbacher Group’s Channel Island business.
